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English I · Quiz 1 · 26 Oct 2025 · September 2025 term · Set QEF2

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Fill in the blanks in List A using appropriate idioms from List B

Fill in the blanks in List A using appropriate idioms from List B
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

For several years, he was trying unsuccessfully to emigrate to the UAE, but eventually he _____.

  1. A

    Threw in the towel

  2. B

    Face the music

  3. C

    Through thick and thin

  4. D

    Ring a bell

  5. E

    Blow off some steam

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  • A

    Threw in the towel

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Question 27 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1 (ES)) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M ES FOUNDATION AN EXAM QEF4 26). It carries 1 mark.

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